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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 18d

Back from the brink

Bighorn sheep once roamed US by millions, but overhunting and habitat loss brought population to 15,000. Conservation efforts led to a comeback, with 70,000+ today.

#BighornSheepConservation #WildlifeRecovery #NationalParkWildlife

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 20d

A well-balanced park

Joshua Tree National Park features unique monzogranite formations, balancing stones, and bedrock stacks in the Mojave Desert, 3 hours east of LA.

#JoshuaTreeNationalPark #DesertLandscapes #RockFormations

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 22d

Briny flats, spiny isle

Isla Incahuasi, an extinct volcano, rises from Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flat, covered in cacti, with coral-like fossil deposits.

#SalarDeUyuni #AndeanLandscape #SaltFlats

© Piero Damiani / Moment / Getty Images

Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 23d

Watercolour walls

Watercolour walls: Painted Cliffs on Maria Island, Tasmania, feature rosy-hued sandstone overhang carved by crashing waves.

#WatercolourNature #TasmanianLandscapes #GeologicalWonders

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 23d

A byway for brigands

Lake Bacalar's Canal of Pirates, a former hideout for buccaneers, now popular with kayakers and paddleboarders.

#LakeBacalar #MexicanWaterways #QuintanaRooCanal

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

A cross-sea convenience

A 4-mile sea bridge in Dalian, China, bypasses city center congestion, featuring double-decker highways and commuter tunnels.

#CrossSeaBridge #DalianInfrastructure #ChinaEngineering

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Helping horns?

Gentle giant southern white rhinoceros lives at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, protected and recovering from near extinction.

#AfricanWildlife #RhinoConservation #KenyanLandscapes

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Spa for the spirit?

Galtaji temple complex in Jaipur, India, features 7 bathing pools fed by a cold spring. Holy waters attract Hindu pilgrims and curious tourists.

#GaltajiTemple #IndianHolySites #MonkeyTemple

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Tracks on the Tadrart

Tadrart Rouge: Iron-rich red sands in the Algerian Sahara. 4x4 tracks weave through dunes and rock formations, near ancient petroglyphs depicting giraffes and elephants.

#SaharaDesert #Petroglyphs #OffRoadAdventure

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

A fishy friend group

Whale shark surrounded by remoras, a symbiotic relationship where the fish hitch a free ride, conserving energy, while the shark may benefit from parasite removal.

#WhaleSharkSymbiosis #MarineLifeBonding #FishFriendship

© Jason Edwards / The Image Bank / Getty Images

Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Great green north?

Pine-lined Spirit Island rises from glacial waters under intense aurora on Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park.

#AuroraLakeScenic #SpiritIslandCanada #JasperNationalPark

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

A temporary waterpark

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park's rain-filled dunes create temporary lagoons, attracting kiteboarders and swimmers before they evaporate quickly in the dry season.

#WaterparkLagoons #KiteboardingAdventures #BrazilianLandscapes

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Oasis outpost

Golden City Jaisalmer, India, shines in blue hour. Oasis Gadisar Lake, with 12th-century temples, fills seasonally.

#OasisLife #IndianDesertscape #GoldenHourIndia

© Kartik Jasti Photography / Moment Open / Getty Images

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Get in your steps

Multidirectional staircase in Jaipur, India, a 16th-century stepwell known as Panna Meena Ka Kund, uses geometric architecture to access water during dry periods.

#StepwellsOfIndia #IndianArchitecture #PannaMeenaKaKund

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Wet and wild

Wettest part of India, receiving monsoon rains first. Home to 30% of country's plant and animal species, including 300 threatened ones.

#MalabarCoast #MonsoonedMalabar #WetlandWildlife

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

Window to the sea

Peering through Arch of Portitxol, a striking rock formation in L'Escala, Spain, formed by wind and wave erosion.

#PortitxolRockFormation #CostaBravaLandscapes #MediterraneanSeaViews

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

The Taj's twin neighbours

The Taj Mahal stands out in this city, wreathed in mist and sunlight. Two lesser-known Mughal buildings flank it, a mosque and a jawab, built for symmetry.

#TajMahalMosque #MughalArchitecture #IndianMonuments

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

A bastion in Budapest

Budapest's Fisherman's Bastion, built in 1902, with Matthias Church's studded steeple in the background, tracing history back to 1015.

#FishermansBastion #BudapestLandmarks #HungarianArchitecture

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 24d

A gorge-spanning sanctuary

A Colombian landmark, Sanctuary of Las Lajas, spans a canyon, built against a rock face with a mural of Mary, claimed to be miraculous.

#LasLajasSanctuary #ColombianLandmarks #CatholicArchitecture

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

A beacon reborn

A North Carolina island's lost lighthouse reborn in replica, housing a free museum and featuring a Fresnel lens.

#RoanokeIsland #LighthouseReplica #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

Boo! I mean, who!

Owl in tree. Unlike nocturnal cousins, burrowing owls active in daylight, preferring ground hideouts to forest perches.

#WildlifePhotography #BurrowingOwls #NatureScenes

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

Cast away

A boat's cast net creates a circular "cage" to trap fish near the sea floor, used worldwide to catch bite-sized seafood.

#CastNet #FishingMethods #VietnameseCoast

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Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

Flying colours?

A modern bridge in Ahmedabad, India, designed in homage to traditional kites, celebrates Uttarayana festival.

#KiteFestival #IndianArchitecture #GujaratLandmarks

© Ozbalci / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

Oaxacan wonder

Dead tree sits on a cliff's edge, overlooking a pool created by a mountain spring, forming a calcified "waterfall" in Oaxaca, Mexico.

#OaxacanLandscapes #MexicanNaturalWonders #HierveElAgua

© Piero Zanetti / 500px / Getty Images

Daily Moments @momentsfeed.bsky.social · 25d

Whitehaven whitecaps

Whitehaven Beach: Tiny white waves on aquamarine water, pure white silica sand, and lush forest.

#WhitehavenBeach #QueenslandLandscapes #GreatBarrierReef

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